wab2pab

[George Hester]

I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address Book so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a PAB in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like to get my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.

 

[George Hester]

Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to include the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB into the
PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address Book so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a PAB in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like to get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

As I said, it can't. Outlook no longer uses the PAB. I can't think of a
single reason why you should either. The PAB is dead. Trust me. I know dead
when I see it. Even the backwards ability to open a PAB will be gone from
future versions. Time to move on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to include the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB into the
PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address Book
so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a PAB in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like to get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Trust me. I know dead when I see it.

Snort! Wheeze! Milk coming out my nose!

 

[George Hester]

Just did it thanks to Mike in the Outlook Express 5.5 newsgroup under the
same subject. Oh sure it can be done. I just needed to fool around with it a
bit. Thanks anyway Russ.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

As I said, it can't. Outlook no longer uses the PAB. I can't think of a
single reason why you should either. The PAB is dead. Trust me. I know dead
when I see it. Even the backwards ability to open a PAB will be gone from
future versions. Time to move on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to include the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB into the
PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address Book
so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a

PAB
in

there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like to get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do this?
Thanks.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

Just did it thanks to Mike in the Outlook Express 5.5 newsgroup under the
same subject. Oh sure it can be done. I just needed to fool around with it
a
bit. Thanks anyway Russ.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

As I said, it can't. Outlook no longer uses the PAB. I can't think of a
single reason why you should either. The PAB is dead. Trust me. I know dead
when I see it. Even the backwards ability to open a PAB will be gone from
future versions. Time to move on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to include the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB into the
PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________
Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address
Book
so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a PAB
in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like
to
get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do
this?
Thanks.

 

[George Hester]

True. But just because sombody wants it done is usually sufficient to
explain how it can be done of course assuming you know. Not knowing is
insufficient to saying it cannot be done. Please consider that the next time
somone asks a question you do not know the answer to. I am not trying to be
mean. Please excuse me if it sounds like that. The issue here is not knowing
something can done and saying it shouldn't be done. That is not right. I
have my reasons why I wanted to do it. And they are perfectly legitimate.
One is because I can.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

Just did it thanks to Mike in the Outlook Express 5.5 newsgroup under the
same subject. Oh sure it can be done. I just needed to fool around with it
a
bit. Thanks anyway Russ.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

As I said, it can't. Outlook no longer uses the PAB. I can't think of a
single reason why you should either. The PAB is dead. Trust me. I know dead
when I see it. Even the backwards ability to open a PAB will be gone from
future versions. Time to move on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to include the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB

into
the

PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________
Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address
Book
so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as

a
PAB

in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd like
to
get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do
this?
Thanks.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

True. But just because sombody wants it done is usually sufficient to
explain how it can be done of course assuming you know. Not knowing is
insufficient to saying it cannot be done. Please consider that the next
time
somone asks a question you do not know the answer to. I am not trying to
be
mean. Please excuse me if it sounds like that. The issue here is not
knowing
something can done and saying it shouldn't be done. That is not right. I
have my reasons why I wanted to do it. And they are perfectly legitimate.
One is because I can.

When somebody asks me a question I don't know the answer to I tell them I
don't know the answer. If I'm interested in the answer, or they're paying
me for the answer, I add that I'll find out the answer.

However when somebody asks me how to do something that I know they shouldn't
do, then I advise them that they shouldn't do it. I'll try to help them
find a better solution. Now if you desperately want a PAB file then I guess
that's your business. There's a reason why PABs are no longer a supported
option and why Microsoft is letting them die. I can't, in good conscience,
advise somebody to put data in a data file whose format is already past its
service life.

It wouldn't be very responsible of me to give somebody bad advice; even if
they really want to take it.


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

OE has always had the ability to export to a PAB.
It is no longer recommended.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

True. But just because sombody wants it done is usually sufficient to
explain how it can be done of course assuming you know. Not knowing is
insufficient to saying it cannot be done. Please consider that the next
time
somone asks a question you do not know the answer to. I am not trying to
be
mean. Please excuse me if it sounds like that. The issue here is not
knowing
something can done and saying it shouldn't be done. That is not right. I
have my reasons why I wanted to do it. And they are perfectly legitimate.
One is because I can.

--

George Hester
_________________________________

Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

Just did it thanks to Mike in the Outlook Express 5.5 newsgroup under the
same subject. Oh sure it can be done. I just needed to fool around with it
a
bit. Thanks anyway Russ.

--

George Hester
_________________________________
As I said, it can't. Outlook no longer uses the PAB. I can't think of
a
single reason why you should either. The PAB is dead. Trust me. I know
dead
when I see it. Even the backwards ability to open a PAB will be gone from
future versions. Time to move on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Right like I said I do not want to do that. There is a way to
include
the
PAB in Outlook. I have done that. Now I would like to get the WAB into
the
PAB. Any ideas how that can be done or if? Thanks.

--

George Hester
_________________________________
Outlook has not used a PAB in 7 years. It was replaced by Contact
Folders
and the Outlook Address Book. There is no reason you to use a PAB.
You can easily import the contents of the WAB into your Contact
Folders.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'd like to get my Windows Address Book into my Personal Address
Book
so
that I can use the PAB in Outlook not included in Contacts but as a
PAB
in
there. PAB is part of my profile but it is empty. Somehow I'd
like
to
get
my
WAB into my PAB but so far haven't been able to. Any ideas how to do
this?
Thanks.

 

[George Hester]

Ben Ben Ben. If someone asks you a question that you think the answer for
should not be done then the responsible thing to do is give the answer and
then explain why it should not be done. Instead what I got here was an
answer that said it could not be done and that it should not be done.

It turns out it can be done and I know that it should not be done because
PAB has outlived its usefulness. But it turns out I care nothing about its
usefulness in terms of whether it is still suppotrted as I do not use
anything from Microsoft developed in the 21st century and do not plan to.
Until I change my systems.